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2023 Most Popular Special Education Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region

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Finding the Best Special Education Associate Degree School for You

With 36,792 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, special education is the #4 most popular major in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Special Education Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the New England Region to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Special Education program at each school on the list.

Check out the special ed associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the New England Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Community College of Rhode Island the most popular school in the New England Region for special education students working on their associate degree. CCRI is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Warwick.

Of the 7 students majoring in special ed at CCRI, 14% are male and 86% are female.

Read full report on Special Education at Community College of Rhode Island

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northern Vermont University is a great place for special education students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Johnson, Northern Vermont University is a public college with a small student population.

Read full report on Special Education at Northern Vermont University

#2

Gateway Community College

New Haven, CT

Out of the 4 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Gateway Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Gateway Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Special Education at Gateway Community College Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Nashua Community College is a great place for special education students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Nashua, Nashua Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Read full report on Special Education at Nashua Community College

Best Special Education Colleges by State

Explore the best special education colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 412
Massachusetts 1,313
Maine 115
Vermont 49
New Hampshire 125
Rhode Island 142

One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, special education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Special Ed Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Special Education 24,497
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs 3,111
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities 1,789
Elementary Special Education 1,625
Other Special Education & Teaching 1,227
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism 1,133
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs 655
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities 540
Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented 504
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Speech or Language Impairments 415
Education of the Deaf 363
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances 226
Education/Teaching of Individuals Who are Developmentally Delayed 222
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Junior High/Middle School Special Education Programs 181
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments Including Blindness 134
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities 122
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Orthopedic & Other Physical Health Impairments 47
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injuries 1

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to woodleywonderworks.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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